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Castle overview - owner's description

The apartment Saint Paul, offers vacation rental accommodation for a couple or family of four. Set on the ground floor of the castle, it enjoys direct access to the terrace overlooking the turquoise water of the Lac de Castillon.

Fully furnished with hand crafted rosewood furniture from all over the world and sand-stone and marble floors. It's massive walls and hand hewn furniture is a testimony to the castle's military past.

The ancient vaulted living room offers a cosy relaxation area and sofa beds for one adult and one child.

The large open planned kitchen/ diner has a Provencal style with many modern appliances and plenty of cutlery and crockery for your self-catering holiday.

The luxurious bedroom boasts a queen size bed and large ensuite bathroom with twin wash basins, bath and walk in shower.

Outside there is plenty of space in the shared garden for you to relax in the sun or the shade and enjoy the mountain views.

The large heated swimming pool will provide the children with hours of fun whilst you can sunbathe on loungers under the blue skies of Provence or take a refreshing dip in the pool yourself.

Generally a very good stay, with the apartment clean, tidy and very much as described. An excellent level of Kitchen appliances. We very much enjoyed the peace and tranquility of the place.

There are a couple of items worth noting. You will have to have some French to speak to the caretaker as noted in previous reviews. There were no mugs at the property when we arrived and so for English guests this presents a problem with tea drinking.

The parasols were all inoperative around the pool. As we were the only ones there, there was shade but.....I can only guess we were at the end of the season.

I am being a little picky I know but the above takes off a couple of points and made our stay a very good one rather than an excellent one.

This is a fantatsic property and was perfect for our requirements. The restoration work is fantastic and the bathroom and bedrooms are superb! Combined with some beautiful local countryside and the views to the lake, it is an amazing place.

However there is some info for you to be aware of should you be considering this property
1) The housekeepers speaks no english whatsoever - not a major problem as you have little interaction with them unless something goes wrong but you will need more than basic french to understand most things - perhaps a health warning on the website might be useful.
2) The water in the chateau is not for drinking - fine for washing etc. again some pre-warning would have been useful rather than having to go back to the shops
3)St Andre, the local town is busy in July and August but don't expect too much to be happening any other time of year! Think we saw a total of 10 people across the week!

These things are minor irritations rather than major issues and didnt spoil what was a wonderful stay.

Cindy

From Brielle

Beatiful chateau, excellent if you are looking for a quite holiday, but still enoy some luxur and comfort. The nearby village San Andre is nice, and the holiday town Castellane is great to go and have diner or so.

Corinne

From Paris

high quality location in a middle of an authentic village. We only had two minor inconvenients for kids : no TV and no Internet

Location

This castle is:

15km from the nearest beach
2km from the nearest bar
15km from the nearest restaurant
45km from the nearest ski lift
45km from the nearest supermarket
104km from Nice Cote d'Azur airport
30km from Castellane
130km from Aix-en-Provence
50km from Digne-les-Bains
80km from Grasse

Outside this castle in Saint-André-les-Alpes, the South of France

This castle is in a village and in a quiet area near the waterfront and mountains. It has a shared pool, a barbecue, outside lighting and a garden. Car hire is recommended as the castle is less than a 15 minute walk to at least a couple of shops, bars and restaurants; however parking is available if required.

The Gite Saint Paul is a perfect match for a family of four: 1 kitchen/dining area, vaulted living room, master bedroom with queen size canopy bed and spacious bathroom with bath and separate shower.
In the living room are two single French boat beds, 1 being 200cmx80cm, the other 160cmx80
There is also a brand new 14m x 7m shared pool with panoramic views over the Lake of Castillon. The whole property is on a knoll and has a private access to the lake